![]() Compare that to Moondance which reached Gold certification in 1976, and 3X Platinum in 1996.Īnd I think Mike also has it right insofar as the songs tend to work best within the context of the album itself, but don't really match up in instrumentation and mood with the other songs they would be matched with on a greatest hits compilation. And AW didn't even achieve RIAA Gold certification until 2001. I don't think I've ever heard a track from AW on the radio, even on some of the more experimental rock stations I used to listen to. Couple that with the fact that none of the songs were actually "hits" and are not the songs the casual music buyer would be looking for on a VM compilation, and it makes sense that the album would not be well represented on compilations.Īstral Weeks is probably Van's most critically acclaimed album, but it's not his most popular in terms of sales or radio airplay. The musician celebrates the 50th anniversary of Morrison’s Astral Weeks with a reimagining that draws out its latent jazz energy Orphy Robinson Mon 10.52 EST Last modified on Tue 13. Half the tracks on Astral Weeks are over 7 minutes long, and would take up a lot of real estate on a Greatest Hits compilation. ![]()
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